Over the past year, the movement to ban plastic straws has seen tremendous success. To truly save the ocean, we must take serious action to halt climate change on a global scale — and soon. At this week’s Global Climate Action Summit in California’s Bay Area, oceans are finally part of the agenda. Creating and enforcing marine protected areas means fish stocks can recover even amid warming oceans, providing increased food security and additional fishing jobs. We can’t let a president who doesn’t believe in science or care about climate change stop us.

Source: Washington Post September 14, 2018 16:52 UTC